Ralf the Destroyer » electromagnetic http://ralfthedestroyer.com A comic about the day the Earth stood still... and nobody noticed. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Professor Designs Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer http://ralfthedestroyer.com/professor-designs-plasma-propelled-flying-saucer/ http://ralfthedestroyer.com/professor-designs-plasma-propelled-flying-saucer/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:26:15 +0000 Scott Lincoln http://ralfthedestroyer.com/?p=454 If you’re like me… (which is unsettling to think about) but if you are like me, then the lack of rocket packs, flying cars and moon condos has left you a bit cynical about many supposed “advancements” in technology. To this end I am always in search of some amazing gadget or theory that may just yet reinvigorate some of my retro-futurist hopes.
Today I ran across this little gem via Science Daily. Now I know this isn’t true anti-gravity, BUT I do think it’s a pretty cool next step (provided they are not pulling our leg. The idea is to use magnetic current flowing through a field of plasma to create swirling vertices of air to generate lift, but the big deal is that there are no moving parts, just solid state electronics. I would like to know what happens with this, the article came out in 2008.
I’m just sayin’…

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